Center for Wound Healing
1 Bles
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
General Info: (202) 444-9686
Fax: (202) 444-0300
Appointment hours: Mondays thru Thursdays: 8:30am-3:30pm; Fridays: 8:30am-11am.
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Apligraph as a smart alternative to skin graft
Use of Apligraf in surgery aids in healing open wounds, reducing need for skin graft procedures. |
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Clinical Programs & Services
The Center for Wound Healing was established to address wounds of all etiologies: diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, trauma, infection, renal failure, ischemia, radiation, cancer, venous stasis, lymphatic obstruction, autoimmune disease, biomechanical abnormality, etc. The primary focus is on limb salvage via team approach.
Clinical Research
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Study on how knowledge of the angiosomes of the foot and ankle can ensure the safety of surgical incision and improve the success of vascular bypass surgery
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Evaluation of the appropriate length of antibiotic treatment for osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot after resection of the infected bone. The literature suggests six weeks. We have been using one week and have a 2% recurrence rate
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Prospective study on the effect of Achilles tendon release in forefoot diabetic ulcers
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Reviewing our 10-year experience of free versus pedicled flaps for lower extremity and foot and ankle defects to assess the efficacy of both
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Prospectively evaluating the effectiveness of using the V.A.C. and skin grafts in repairing soft tissue problems around the ankle in patients with the Illizarov frame on
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Advances in bunion and forefoot corrections
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New methods in management of complications from diabetes including Charcot deformities and osteomyelitis
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Investigative progressive methods of managing arthritic conditions of the foot and hindfoot
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Ongoing limb salvage methods for chronic infections and deformities with Illizarov
From Georgetown Physician Update:
Revascularization Not Enough to Salvage Diabetic Limbs: Wound Care Critical
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